What is Now and Beyond on Inside Out Day? On the 3rd February 2021, Now and Beyond will host the UK’s first ever mental health and wellbeing festival for schools, during Children’s Mental Health Week. Beyond are a grant-giving organisation committed to making a difference to the mental health of young people up and down the UK. Beyond Read More
It’s children’s mental health week next week and never has there been a more important time to focus on their (and our) wellbeing. Here’s some quick and easy activities with minimal resources to build into your day.
Improving our mood and mindset goes a long way to in turn improving those external issues or at least our perception of them. Now before this pandemic I would scoff at the suggestion that I should take more time for me; seeing it as an insurmountable challenge with my giant ‘to do’ list. However, various twists of fate have led me to making ‘me’ a higher priority. Which is the first thing on the path to improvements. Check out these 8 areas to work on and accompanying infographic.
Wow what a term; what a year. As the world has pressed the giant reset button, it’s also a good time for individuals to pause and take stock(ings). Here are 10 pledges for your Christmas break: Breathe. If your circumstances allow have a duvet day. Do as little as possible without the guilt – you’ve Read More
The term ‘toxic school’ will mean different things for different people. Most people experience day to day workplace ‘gripes’ but when does this turn into toxicity?
What will you do to save your teacher sanity, health and wellbeing? Your wellbeing is ultimately in your hands and fuelled by the choices you make. If there are environmental factors contributing to lower wellbeing, how are you going to support yourself in navigating that? Although there is much workload sent down from on high and Read More
Dr Tina Rae is a Child Psychologist and award winning author specialising in the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. She has recently produced a set of resources aimed at parents of children who struggle with the transition from home to school. This was a huge issue for many parents before 2020 Read More
@teacher_mr_r provides a candid account of his experiences and encouragement for all (but especially men) to seek help.
The fundamentals of SEMH may run through your school like the middle of a stick of rock or they may be somewhat underdeveloped. Either way, there are some tactics you can employ to ensure that in your classroom, your core purpose is to develop the whole child by supporting their social and emotional development
Are you an educator who suffers from this phenomenon? I know I am and I have discovered that I am not alone (phew!). @Censoredhead shares his feelings about this summer break: I have to admit I am slightly worried about just stopping for summer. I have never worked so hard as I have these past Read More
